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• Partnerships for social inclusion Conference 15 - 16 October 2008
  • The Partnerships for Social Inclusion conference focuses on increasing social inclusion via the development of multi-sectoral partnerships and flexible policy delivery. It is a collaboration between the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne, the Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development, the Australian Government and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and ...
• Government offers funding for volunteers
  • Funds of up to $3,000 dollars are available to organisations in South Australia who encourage volunteers to participate in their activities and programs and can show a benefit to their host community. Applications close on 3 October 2008.
• Life Matters discusses volunteering and baby boomers
  • This program examines questions such as : What are the newly retired looking for in their volunteering roles? Are they more discriminating than older seniors? Is there a connection between volunteering and good health?
• ABC seeks to broadcast original short stories
  • The ABC is looking for short stories that will make great radio from people who live outside metropolitan areas (but including residents of Hobart and Darwin). All stories must be original, previously unpublished and less than 800 words in length. Entries close closes at 5pm AEST on Friday 17 August 2007.
• RMIT supports community mentoring program
  • The Linking of Young people into Employment and Training (LYPET) aims to link trained community mentors with young people who are currently not involved in education, employment or training or who are 'at risk' of becoming early school leavers. The objective of the program is to provide an opportunity for disengaged young people to be matched with an adult in their community who will assist them t...
• A guide to virtual worlds
  • Virtual worlds - Real learning! is a free CD-ROM that showcases the work and findings of Gipps TAFE's virtual work experience program. It is one of the projects funded and supported by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework's New Flexible Practice in Learning Project, 2006. There are seven sections: virtual worlds; educational significance; project trials; how to facilitate learning experience...
• New report on informal learning in men's sheds
  • The National Centre of Vocational Research and Education (NCVER) has recently released a report entitled 'Men's sheds in Australia: learning through community contexts'. It examines the educational role of men's sheds and the communities which develop around them.